USPO #04 – $25,000 Mixed Game Championship
Jour 2 a débuté
2018 US Poker Open
USPO #04 – $25,000 Mixed Game Championship
Jours 2
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2018 US Poker Open
Buy-in
$26,000
Entrants
45
Niveau
20
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Star-Studded $25,000 Mixed-Game Championship Final Table Kicks Off at 1 PM
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The six finalists in the 2018 US Poker Open #04 - $25,000 Mixed Game Championship return to action this afternoon at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Isaac Haxton will kick things off as the chipleader chased by Chris Vitch, Stephen Chidwick, Dan Shak, Benjamin Pollak, and Phil Hellmuth.
Impressively, this is Chidwick's second final table in as many days. On Monday afternoon, Chidwick defeated the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Jake Schindler, and runner-up Kieth Tilson en route to a win in the USPO # 03 - $25,000 No-limit Hold'em event for $374,000.
Final Table Lineup:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Pollak | France | 656,000 |
| 2 | Chris Vitch | United States | 1,399,000 |
| 3 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 2,317,000 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,080,000 |
| 5 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 372,000 |
| 6 | Dan Shak | United States | 926,000 |
Haxton came into the unofficial final table with a slight chip lead but quickly pulled away from the field when the game switched to Pot-Limit Omaha. Haxton bet pot after pot icing his opponents and forcing their hands into the muck. Play ended for the night on Day 1 when Haxton eliminated Daniel Negreanu in seventh place.
Haxton is an accomplished all-around poker player with almost $16 million in career tournament earnings including a third-place score of $595,812 in the 2017 WSOP $50,000 Poker Player's Championship.
Vitch also has a stellar resume in mixed games. With a cash today, Vitch will cross over the $1 million mark in career tournament earnings that include two WSOP bracelets. Vitch's first coming in a 2-7 Triple Draw event in 2016 followed up by a Stud Hi-Lo title in 2017.
Chidwick currently leads the 2018 USPO money race and will extend his lead with a cash this afternoon. Chidwick is another staple of the high roller scene boasting over $10 million in earnings and also has an Eight-Game mix title already under his belt capturing a victory at the 2016 Aussie Millions.
Dan Shak and Benjamin Pollak are the only other players at the final table who have a cash in the USPO festival thus far. Both earned a notch in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event finishing seventh and eighth respectively. Shak has piled up over $9 million in tournament earnings and does have some results in non-hold'em disciplines. Pollak comes in just behind Shak with $8.5 million in cashed of his own including a third-place finish in the 2017 WSOP Main Event for $3.5 million.
The shortest stack coming into play today needs no introduction. Few players in the world have as much recognition as Phil Hellmuth. Hellmuth sits ninth on the all-time money list with over $22,000,000 in career tournament earnings including 14 WSOP gold bracelets. In fact, Hellmuth has won a title in every game in the Eight-Game mix and finished runner-up in the 2011 WSOP Poker Player's Championship.
Here's what the players have left to fight for this afternoon:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $382,500 | ||
| 2 | $247,500 | ||
| 3 | $168,750 | ||
| 4 | $112,500 | ||
| 5 | $90,000 | ||
| 6 | $67,500 | ||
| 7 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $56,250 |
Current 2018 US Poker Open Standings
| Position | Player | Country | Total earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | $428,400 |
| 2 | Keith Tilston | United States | $242,000 |
| 3 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $221,250 |
| 4 | Justin Bonomo | United States | $190,400 |
| 5 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | $179,200 |
Some of the game's best are clashing at this final table of the $25,000 Mixed Game Championship at the US Poker Open, starting at 4pm ET on PokerGO. Live updates will be provided by PokerNews in case you can't watch it all, but if you have the time, sign up for PokerGO and see the first big televised mixed game final table of the year!
Niveau: 15
LIMIT FLOP / DRAW 0 25000 50000 50,000-100,000
STUD GAMES 10000 15000 50000 50,000-100,000
NO-LIMIT & POT-LIMIT 6000 12000 24000
Vitch Makes Eighty-Six on the Third Draw
Niveau 15
2-7 Triple Draw
Isaac Haxton looked down at three wheel cards and raised from under the gun. Big blind Chris Vitch had six-three-deuce combo and called.
Both took two with Vitch picking eight while Haxton had a ten-high hand with a wheel draw. Vitch led out and Haxton called before both drew one on the second draw. Vitch paired his eight and Haxton paired his deuce.
Vitch opted for a check-call before catching eighty-six on the river. Haxton made 
and paid one more bet to see Vitch turn over his winning 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,967,000 | -350,000 |
|
1,774,000 | 375,000 |
Vitch takes the Chip lead
Niveau 15
2-7 Triple Draw
Chris Vitch opened and Isaac Haxton defended, drawing three while Vitch drew two. Vitch checked and Haxton checked back both drawing two. Vitch checked again and Haxton bet. Vitch check-raised and Haxton called.
Vitch stood pat with a 
and Haxton drew one to a 
, folding when Vitch fired a bet.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,074,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
1,667,000 | -300,000 |
Pollak Picks Up Eight-Perfect
Niveau 15
2-7 Triple Draw
Isaac Haxton was the most active player in the round of 2-7 Triple Draw and he opened the last hand again, holding two deuces and two other wheel cards. Benjamin Pollak defended his big blind and both players took two.
Pollak had a jack-high and led out, earning a call from Haxton who didn't improve.
Pollak drew one on the second draw while Haxton remained drawing two. Pollak hit a deuce to complete eight-perfect while Haxton now had four wheel cards in addition to an ace. Haxton called one more bet.
The final draw saw Pollak pat while Haxton still could outdraw his opponent, should he peel a five or a six. He paired his four instead and laid his hand down after Pollak fired one more bet.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,417,000 | -250,000 |
|
1,121,000 | 465,000 |
Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 6th Place ($67,500)
Niveau 15
Stud
Phil Hellmuth: 
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Chris Vitch: 
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Chris Vitch completed to 50,000 and Phil Hellmuth called. Hellmuth bet on fourth street and Vitch asked for a count, popping it up to when he discovered Hellmuth had less than a bet behind. Hellmuth obliged sliding his stack forward.
Vitch was ahead with his pair of eights but Hellmuth had outs to a flush, straight, and better pairs.
Both players bricked seventh street and Hellmuth was eliminated in sixth place earning $67,500.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,501,000 | 427,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Vitch Extracts Value from a Pair of Jacks
Niveau 15
Stud
Chris Vitch: 
/ 
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Dan Shak: 
/ 
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Chris Vitch completed with pocket jacks in the hole and Dan Shak called with a pair of tens. Vitch continued betting on fourth, fifth and sixth street with an ace-high board. Shak kept calling, picking up a gutshot straight draw on fifth. Neither player improved their hand and the river went check-check. Vitch claimed another pot and increased his lead.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,801,000 | 300,000 |
|
451,000 | -475,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Niveau 15
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,751,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
1,404,000 | -13,000 |
|
1,128,000 | 48,000 |
|
|
991,000 | -130,000 |
|
|
476,000 | 25,000 |
Pollak Tank-Calls With Ace-High, Loses to Shak
Niveau 15
Omaha 8
Dan Shak raised from the small blind with 
and Benjamin Pollak defended 
. The 
flop gave Shak the nut-flush draw while Pollak had a gutshot along with a low draw. Shak continued and Pollak called.
Shak's dangler made trips on the 
turn and he fired again. Pollak called again.
The river saw Shak bet one more time. Pollak had only ace-high but he spent over 50 seconds thinking about his decision. He eventually threw in one chip, calling. He dropped to the bottom of the rankings as Shak leap-frogged into fourth place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
826,000 | 350,000 |
|
|
641,000 | -350,000 |